Comments on: Testing Internet Explorer: multiple versions on one PC http://the-stickman.com/web-development/testing-internet-explorer-multiple-versions-on-one-pc/ Random developer notes Fri, 09 Jul 2010 18:01:55 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Cross-browser testing: IE6 and IE7 (and maybe more…) » StickBlog http://the-stickman.com/web-development/testing-internet-explorer-multiple-versions-on-one-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-710 Cross-browser testing: IE6 and IE7 (and maybe more…) » StickBlog Fri, 01 Dec 2006 17:59:50 +0000 http://the-stickman.com/?p=41#comment-710 [...] Further to my last post on this subject, I just got wind of a rather interesting Microsoft blog post offering a solution to the “how do I test my web pages on Internet Explorer 6 after I’ve installed Internet Explorer 7?” quandary. Microsoft is giving away a disk image (that can be run on their free virtualisation software, Virtual PC) containing Windows XP SP2, with IE6. [...] [...] Further to my last post on this subject, I just got wind of a rather interesting Microsoft blog post offering a solution to the “how do I test my web pages on Internet Explorer 6 after I’ve installed Internet Explorer 7?” quandary. Microsoft is giving away a disk image (that can be run on their free virtualisation software, Virtual PC) containing Windows XP SP2, with IE6. [...]

]]> By: Phantom http://the-stickman.com/web-development/testing-internet-explorer-multiple-versions-on-one-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-709 Phantom Thu, 08 Dec 2005 14:44:43 +0000 http://the-stickman.com/?p=41#comment-709 The IE stats are interesting - certainly surprised at how low FF still is. I suppose its easy to forget that most people who browse 'the net' are quite happy to click 'that blue E'. ;o) The IE stats are interesting – certainly surprised at how low FF still is. I suppose its easy to forget that most people who browse ‘the net’ are quite happy to click ‘that blue E’. ;o)

]]> By: Stickman http://the-stickman.com/web-development/testing-internet-explorer-multiple-versions-on-one-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-708 Stickman Thu, 08 Dec 2005 13:13:21 +0000 http://the-stickman.com/?p=41#comment-708 I don't know what the deal is with IE7 -- whether it'll be part of the OS or what. But either way you can be sure they'll find some way to 'encourage' people to upgrade. They wouldn't bother with a new version if they didn't have some good business reason for it, and if that's the case then they'll be pulling out all the stops to get people to install it. Last time I looked, IE5.x was at about 5% (at work). Firefox was way down at about 1.5%. It's odd, because I've seen 'general' stats in various places that have FF at about 8-10%. Not sure why our readership is so different. I don’t know what the deal is with IE7 — whether it’ll be part of the OS or what. But either way you can be sure they’ll find some way to ‘encourage’ people to upgrade. They wouldn’t bother with a new version if they didn’t have some good business reason for it, and if that’s the case then they’ll be pulling out all the stops to get people to install it.

Last time I looked, IE5.x was at about 5% (at work). Firefox was way down at about 1.5%. It’s odd, because I’ve seen ‘general’ stats in various places that have FF at about 8-10%. Not sure why our readership is so different.

]]> By: Phantom http://the-stickman.com/web-development/testing-internet-explorer-multiple-versions-on-one-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-707 Phantom Thu, 08 Dec 2005 12:56:38 +0000 http://the-stickman.com/?p=41#comment-707 IE7...you mean IwannabEfirefox7? Not to de-rail your blog, but is IE7 not going to be seperate from the OS when its released in-line with Vista? I thought there was some MMC ruling that they were not allowed to package IE with the OS any more in future versions? I don't know any more - so much is said and done. You are right - I am in a relatively controlled environment - still 40k+ users who can be on any browser at all, tho. What were your stats on IE5.5? p~ IE7…you mean IwannabEfirefox7?

Not to de-rail your blog, but is IE7 not going to be seperate from the OS when its released in-line with Vista? I thought there was some MMC ruling that they were not allowed to package IE with the OS any more in future versions?

I don’t know any more – so much is said and done.

You are right – I am in a relatively controlled environment – still 40k+ users who can be on any browser at all, tho. What were your stats on IE5.5?

p~

]]> By: Stickman http://the-stickman.com/web-development/testing-internet-explorer-multiple-versions-on-one-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-706 Stickman Thu, 08 Dec 2005 12:40:21 +0000 http://the-stickman.com/?p=41#comment-706 A 'guru'? Hardly. As I understand it, you're in a 'controlled' environment -- it's feasible for you to say "use this version of browsers or above" without worrying too much. This application is for the general public, and our stats tell us that IE5.5 (for example) is still in use by a significant proportion of our visitors. And it was that one that was causing me the headaches! I installed 5.01 because it was easy to do and if I can get it to work with that too, then so much the better. IE7 is going to make things even more complicated. I'm not looking forward to the day when that's released to the general public. A ‘guru’? Hardly.

As I understand it, you’re in a ‘controlled’ environment — it’s feasible for you to say “use this version of browsers or above” without worrying too much. This application is for the general public, and our stats tell us that IE5.5 (for example) is still in use by a significant proportion of our visitors. And it was that one that was causing me the headaches! I installed 5.01 because it was easy to do and if I can get it to work with that too, then so much the better.

IE7 is going to make things even more complicated. I’m not looking forward to the day when that’s released to the general public.

]]> By: Phantom http://the-stickman.com/web-development/testing-internet-explorer-multiple-versions-on-one-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-705 Phantom Thu, 08 Dec 2005 12:24:57 +0000 http://the-stickman.com/?p=41#comment-705 Stickman! I thought you were a guru - how can you not have known about this? ;o) To be honest, its such an old thing, there is now very little requirement for it. MS has managed to encourage/force just about every user on to IE6, by either pushing out automatic updates or no longer supporting legacy versions when it comes to security updates. This alone means that its even less likely than ever, that a person would be on a version of IE less than 5.5/6. Just my 2p of course. I know we do not test for any legacy versions any more. Stickman! I thought you were a guru – how can you not have known about this? ;o)

To be honest, its such an old thing, there is now very little requirement for it. MS has managed to encourage/force just about every user on to IE6, by either pushing out automatic updates or no longer supporting legacy versions when it comes to security updates. This alone means that its even less likely than ever, that a person would be on a version of IE less than 5.5/6.

Just my 2p of course. I know we do not test for any legacy versions any more.

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